Eurogamer's 80 most anticipated games of 2025

Hello and Happy New Year all! Admittedly, it’s a slightly shapeless-looking year at the moment. Now, onto the games! It’s 3D for starters, and is more of a co-op action roguelike than a purely singleplayer adventure. What that means in practice remains to be seen, but it has the potential to be fascinating. It’s intriguing stuff and out very soon. It warms me just to think about it. This could be something great....

January 6, 2025 · 5 min · 1010 words · Thomas Wright

Here's What Happens When You Install 3,703 WoW Classic Add-Ons At Once

In short: a lot. What happens when you install nearly everyWorld of WarcraftClassic add-on all at once? That left them with 3,683 add-ons running at the same time. Things instantly get out of hand. Much of the screen is occupied by various menus, health bars, and charts. Leveling up is even more outrageous. WoW Classic recently received fresh servers in celebration of the game’s 20th anniversary. Got a news tip or want to contact us directly?...

January 6, 2025 · 1 min · 76 words · Amy Hammond

How to complete Forced Perspective Caged Bird in Infinity Nikki

How to place the bird within the cage. ‘Forced Perspective: Caged Bird’is the first Forced Perspective photography quest it’s crucial that you complete inInfinity Nikki. Completing this quest will allow you to complete other Forced Perspective quests around Florawish. To achieve this, you will need to conduct some camera magic. First, however,verify you have aperture set to f16 in your photo configs. Now onto the photo itself! With that done, we then rotated the camera to 50 to force the bird into the cage....

January 6, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · Donna Adams

How to complete Forced Perspective Capturing the Thief in Infinity Nikki

Yet, there aren’t any thieves being captured at the moment in Florawish. First, follow the fence surrounding the Kingdom Guard’s Office until you come across a wanted poster. With your photo taken, head back to Toran and show him the pic to get your rewards! Completing ‘Forced Perspective: Capturing the Thief’ will reward you with 10 Diamonds and three Upgrade Packs. The ‘Forced Perspective: Ship in a Bottle’ quest will also automatically unlock....

January 6, 2025 · 1 min · 81 words · Mr. Alan Wilkinson

Marvel Rivals Is Pitting The Fantastic Four Against Dracula

Earlier this month, NetEase Games teasedthe debut of the Fantastic Four, the first post-launch heroes forMarvel Rivals. It also appears that the FF may be among the few heroes left who can oppose him. As seen in the trailer, Dracula has personally taken Dr. Strange out of the picture. In the game, Dracula and Doctor Doom achieved this result by disrupting the moon’s orbit. Marvel Rivals Season 1: Eternal Night Falls will begin on January 10....

January 6, 2025 · 1 min · 108 words · Scott Williams

Microsoft Says AI Will Lead To Job Losses, Invests $80 Billion In The Tech

But the opportunities that AI presents outweigh the challenges, Microsoft’s president claims. Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson hassaid the same thing. AI will create new economic opportunities, allowing entrepreneurs to start new businesses and create new jobs. Microsoft said “more than half” of this investment will be in the US. Smith said this reflects Microsoft’s “commitment to this country and our confidence in the American economy.” Mobile games being another one....

January 6, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Margaret Clark

Naughty Dog Founder Reveals Budgets Of Original Games And Why They Sold To Sony

Ballooning development costs is a “systemic issue” in the video game industry, Andy Gavin says. For 1992’s Rings of Power, Naughty Dog spent about $100,000. Gavin said rising development costs is a “systemic issue” to this day in the video game industry. “Looking back, it was the right call. AAA games have only gotten more expensive since then. “Would we have been able to keep up? Naughty Dog’s other founder, Jason Rubin, is also no longer with the company....

January 6, 2025 · 1 min · 129 words · Michelle Fields

Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con Images Apparently Emerge, Could Tease Unexpected Feature

Mouse and… joystick? Drip, drip, drip. Supposedly, shipping data for Switch 2 also points to mouse-like functionality, peranother Reddit post. Last month, a report emerged claiming thatNintendo’s upcoming system will in fact be called Switch 2. Apparently the hybrid system will utilize magnetic Joy-Cons as well, which waspreviously rumored for the console. Switch became the second-best-selling system in US historylast month with 46.6 million units sold in the region. The console surpassed PS2 after November data rolled in for Circana....

January 6, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Allison Campos

Nintendo Switch Cartridges Are Being Replaced With Googly Eyes

Even odder, the cartridges appear to have been swapped out for… googly eyes. Over the holidays, posts about the bizarre phenomenon beganpopping up on social media. It’s not clear how widespread the issue is, nor is it clear who the culprit is. One Reddit user says they’ve fallen victim to the googly eye switcheroo multiple times. “Walmart refused to refund/replace, blaming Nintendo. Had to twist their arms a bit, but Nintendo eventually gave me a digital copy of the game....

January 6, 2025 · 1 min · 182 words · Kimberly Mcguire

Resident Evil 4 now the "fastest-selling Resident Evil game in history"

Tasty. Capcom’sResident Evil 4is “the fastest-selling Resident Evil game in history”, topping nine million sales since its release in March 2023. Capcom officially announced the nine million sales figure earlier today, which has since been compared to previous games in the series. According to business development manager Alex Aniel and author of Itchy, Tasty: An Unofficial History of Resident Evil, by their eighth quarter,Resident Evil Village, Resident Evil 7, and Resident Evil 3 had sold 500,000, 400,000 and 300,000 units, respectively, whilst Resident Evil 4 has topped over a million across the same time period....

January 6, 2025 · 2 min · 309 words · Debbie Graham

The first Tokyo Xtreme Racer in 18 years lands on Steam early access this month

UPDATE: Price and release timings announced. UPDATE 16/1/25:Developer Genki has revealed the early access pricing for its upcoming game, Tokyo Xtreme Racer. Tokyo Xtreme Racer will make its Steam early access debut later this month, on 23rd January. It will be released simultaneously worldwide at midnight PST. That’s 8am in the UK. The original story continues below. Early access is expected to last for around four months. Then, of course, the full release will launch....

January 6, 2025 · 1 min · 102 words · Melanie Buckley

You'll Never Guess The Word That Ended 5.6 Million Wordle Streaks

The New York Times has revealed which word tripped up a lot players in Wordle in 2024. The 1,000th Wordle game was played in early 2024, and it still retains a large audience. Now, the New York Times has revealed which word tripped up millions of Wordle players in 2024. According toToday, 5.6 million Wordle streaks ended on October 15, 2024. The outcome of that puzzle doesn’t seem to have had an adverse affect on Wordle’s numbers....

January 6, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · Lisa Wallace

Fortnite Lego Sets Launch At Major Retailers, Including Amazon And Walmart

The Fortnite Battle Bus is theNo. 1 best-selling new Lego set at Amazonright now, and Walmart is currently sold out of units. It’s also worth mentioning thatMy Best Buy Plus/Total memberscan save 10% on the new Fortnite Lego sets. The first Lego set based on The Legend of Zelda originally released last September as a Lego Store exclusive. The detailed model of the Battle Bus is 11 x 11 x 5 inches....

January 5, 2025 · 1 min · 200 words · Ronald Hays